Nominating petitions for May Primary ready Feb. 12

The Allegheny County Elections Division announced that nominating petitions for all elected offices appearing on the May 21 Municipal Primary ballot, except statewide judicial and Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas races, will be available on Feb. 12.

Nominating petitions may be obtained by visiting the Elections Division in Room 601 of the County Office Building located at 542 Forbes Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For questions or additional information, call 412-350-4528.

Candidates for statewide judicial and Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas races may obtain petitions by contacting the Commonwealth’s Bureau of Commissions, Elections & Legislation at 717-787-5280 or by visiting www.dos.state.pa.us/bcel.

Due to changes in the Pennsylvania Election Code, petitions issued by the Allegheny County Elections Division in prior years cannot be used by candidates for this year’s election cycle.